CAMPBELL, John II (1779-1861), of 9 New Street, Spring Gardens and 14 Paper Buildings, Temple, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. 15 Sept. 1779, 2nd s. of Rev. George Campbell, DD (d. 1824), minister of Cupar, Fife and Magdalene, da. of John Hallyburton of Fodderance. educ. Cupar g.s.; St. Andrews Univ. 1790-8; L. Inn 1800, called 1806. m. 8 Sept. 1821, Mary Elizabeth, da. of James Scarlett*, 3s. 4da. Kntd. 3 Dec. 1832; cr. Bar. Campbell 30 June 1841. d. 23 June 1861.

Offices Held

KC 12 June 1827; bencher, L. Inn 1827; chairman, commns. on real property law 1828; solicitor-gen. Nov. 1832 – Feb. 1834; att.-gen. Feb. – Dec. 1834, Apr. 1835 – June 1841; PC [GB] 23 June 1841 and [I] 5 July 1841; ld. chan. [I] June – Sept. 1841; member, jud. cttee. of PC 1841; chan. of duchy of Lancaster July 1846 – Mar. 1850; l.c.j.q.b. 1850 – 59; sjt.-at-law 5 Mar. 1850; chairman, commns. on divorce laws 1850, common law 1856, chancery evidence 1859; ld. chan. June 1859 – d.

Volunteer, Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Assoc. 1803.

Parlimentarian

CAMPBELL, John II (1779-1861), of 9 New Street, Spring Gardens and 14 Paper Buildings, Temple, Mdx.

Main residences: 9 New Street, Spring Gardens; 14 Paper Buildings, Temple, Mdx.

Notes

Based, unless otherwise stated, on Life of Lord Campbell ed. his da. Mary Scarlett Hardcastle, 2 vols. (1881), which is composed of extracts from his autobiography, begun in 1842, his letters to his father and brother from 1798 and his journal, 1847-61.

Author

D.R.F.

Volume

Commons 1820-1832

Web Title

CAMPBELL, John II (1779-1861)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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